Mar 23, 2010 - Sale 2208

Sale 2208 - Lot 49

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(PITTSBURGH)
Untitled (the riverboat Joseph B. Williams from Pittsburgh, refueling). Hand-colored mammoth albumen print, 13 1/2x21 3/4 inches (34.3x55.2 cm.), on the original mount. Circa 1876
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The Photograph and the American Dream 1840-1940, 125.
The Joseph B. Williams steamboat, also known as "Big Joe," is commonly attributed to the prolific builder William Peter Sprague who worked in Pittsburgh.